1 Timothy 6:6 “Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.”

1 Timothy 6:6

Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

World English Bible

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

American Standard Version

But godliness with contentment is great gain:

Geneva Bible 1599

But godlinesse is great gaine, if a man be content with that he hath.

Darby Translation

But piety with contentment is great gain.

Young's Literal Translation

but it is great gain — the piety with contentment;

Bible in Basic English

But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:

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Cross references

“godliness”

Hebrews 13:5 Proverbs 16:8 1 Timothy 4:8 Proverbs 15:16 Philippians 1:21 Psalm 37:16

Hebrews 13:5 · BSB

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

Proverbs 16:8 · BSB

Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

1 Timothy 4:8 · BSB

For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

Proverbs 15:16 · BSB

Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.

Philippians 1:21 · BSB

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Psalm 37:16 · BSB

Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

“contentment”

1 Timothy 6:8 Philippians 4:11–13 Luke 3:14 Exodus 2:21

1 Timothy 6:8 · BSB

But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

Philippians 4:11–13 · BSB

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.

Luke 3:14 · BSB

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

Exodus 2:21 · BSB

Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.

7For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.

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